Clackamas Print
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006
. Arts^ntertainment 7
all TV season starts strong
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LEFT:
Steve Caret!
flashes
a
smile on the
first
epi
sode of the
new
sea
son of “The
Office.”
LEFT: All Lar-
ter stares at
her
reflec
tion on NBC’s
“Heroes.”
¡Clackamas Print
uitumn is when leaves turn
m and fall, animals begin
treks southward for the
itr. and television networks
otheir new lineups.
one programs are brand
and show a great deal of
lise; others are old favor
returning for another year,
whether shows are starting
¡turning, only some can be
he highly-anticipated first
ade of The Office resolved
cliffhanger from season
¡finale. With Jim confess
as love for Pam in the last
tes of season two, the new
» premiere revealed that
had moved to Connecticut
ike advantage of a promo-
and Pam had called off
raiding during the summer,
distance separating the two
ntial lovers, the third season
nises to add further dynam-
i their story. '
ack in the Scranton office,
etting of the first two sea-
, Michael (Steve Carell)
jvers one of his employees
y. Taken off guard by this
information, he goes on a
Witch Hunt,” which is the
of the premier episode. A
¡sing turn of events gives
to a classic “The "Office”
¡of awkward social situ-
s and hilarious physical
p.
ie new CW Television
ork, the .merger of the
and UPN,
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the show’s high standards, a
remarkable feat considering the
network’s normally lowbrow
entertainment. The sophisticat
ed medical drama continues to
impress both new viewers and
avid fans.
Many a blockbuster show
arrived with accolades, but what
about the less publicized of
series, such as the Simpsons. The
Simpsons’ new season arrived a
few weeks ago, and the episodes
had definitely lost something.
Why do all of the new episodes
involve some great plot or action
sequences?
a series of
Whatever
runimpres-
happened
premiers.
to the days
comedies
when Homer
ibysmal in
was ignorant
ise, writing
of the mach
acting, and
inations of
Id. in fact, be avoided like the likes of Hank Scorpius?
ilague. The CW’s most Sadly, many fans find the new
lar shows, Smallville and seasons lacking. But maybe this hope that it keeps the measure
of excellence that has earned the
ore Girls, did well, but, year will bring something new.
, Smallville’s first two epi--
Heroes is a brand new show show its fierce fanatical follow
ì of the season, while not
on NBC that is a refreshing blast ing. The Hawaii-based show
Uy bad, weren’t that good of fresh air. It’s firn, creative continues to develop the story
This left many of the and very well written. Its basic of the castaways, with the pre
wondering where the magic story of normal people develop mier of the third season exam
»one. But hopefully with ing superhuman powers is inven ining the seemingly suburban
«elusion of Oliver Queen, tive and well worth watching. lifestyle of “The Others.”
The Sci-Fi Channel got a
¡known as Green Arrow, The apocalyptic drama promises
how will return to great- to develop a conspiracy-heavy jump on the competition by
plot with plenty of government starting a few shows during the
summer. Eureka is a new show
le Fox Network’s only paranoia-inducing men in suits.
iction show of any merit,
Lost’s return to the ABC net about a town inhabited by the
e, premiered well, and work was accompanied by fan best minds in the United States.
fthe episodes of the cur- fare, and while the first episode The premise is fun and origi
season have been up to was good, viewers can only nal, but sadly the writing leaves
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LEFT: Hugh Laurie,
the title character
on “House M.D.,”
solves medical mys
teries with his signa
ture cane.
BOTTOM LEFT: The
cast of “Stargate SG-
1 ” is ready to depart
through the gate,
and depart TV on
their tenth and final
season.
BOTTOM RIGHT: Ed
ward James Olmos
as William Adama
on the remake show
“Battlestar
Galác
tica.”
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something to be desired.
Stargate SG-1 and Stargate.
Atlantis premiered impres
sively and were well worth the
wait.
But not all' news is
good; oh Aug. 21, the executive
producer of SG-1, Robert C.
Cooper, announced that the Sci-
Fi Channel would not be renew
ing SG-1 for an eleventh season,
although Cooper assured view
ers that Stargate SG-1 would
continue in one form of another.
A- cast member, who wishes
to remain unnamed, stated at
Gateworld.net that the show
would continue as a series of
TV movies.-
The eagerly-awaited return
of the Battlestar Galáctica, with
all of its myriad themes, was
greeted with a great deal of
fanfare. No. small part includ
ed SciFi. com’s webisodes
titled “Battlestar Galáctica:
The Resistance” - four-minute
mini-episodes that chronicle the
occurrences between Battlestar
Galactica’s second and third
seasons.
The new season of television
is off to a good start, but only
time will tell if it continues to
maintain, the high road.